Telescoping hairdressing comb



DeC- 11, 1951 E. E. M. ZURNDORFER TELEscoPrNG HAIRDRESSING coms Filed July 3, 1947 Patented Dec. 11, 1951 UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a hair curling comb of the telescoping type and of an improved construction.

Another object is to provide the comb with improved means for projecting and withdrawing the comb and particularly the teeth thereof from and to within the holder, after the holder has been extended from the handle of the comb.

A further object is to provide a telescoping comb structure of a tubular shape for the specic purpose of curling the hair in a true tubular design of curl, and with improved means for extracting or withdrawing the comb teeth from the tubular formed curl without destroying the formed hair curl.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, my

- invention resides in the combination and arrangements of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit and intents of the invention.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of this improved telescoping hair dressing comb showing the comb holder extended from the handle and the comb teeth projected from the' holder.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of Fig. 1 but showing the comb teeth withdrawn into the holder.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the actuating member for the comb.

Figure 4 is an enlarged vertical transverse section taken approximately on the line 4--4 of Fig. 2.

Figure 5 is an enlarged vertical transverse section taken approximately on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a tubular length which forms the handle as well as the closure for the comb and adapted for slidable adjustment in the handle 1 is a holder B for the comb 9.

For preventing turning of the holder 8 in the handle 1 a pair of diametrically opposed longitudinal slots I0 are formed in the inner periphery of the handle and engaged in each slot is a rib II, said ribs extending the length of the holder 8 on the outer periphery thereof. The butt end of the holder 1 is closed by a can I2 or the like.

For supporting the comb 9 in the holder 8, the actuating member I3 is provided, said member having end bearings I4 and I5 between which the comb is mounted by the insertion of a pintle or rod I1 through the opening I8 in the bearing I4 and through the plurality of aligned elongated bearings I6 extending horizontally from one side of the comb at the top thereof, and through and into the opening I 9 formed in the end bearing I5 of the comb actuating member I3.

After the comb 9 has been mounted in the member I 3, said member with thecomb in withdrawn position in respect to said member, is inserted in one end of the holder 8 and is secured therein by opposing pins 20 inserted through the wall of the holder and engaged in the annular groove 2I, provided in the periphery of the bearing I5 of the member I3.

The bearing I4 of the member I3 is provided with anannular bead 25 for nishing engagement with the extending open end of the holder 8 and for preventing the holder from being entirely withdrawn from the handle 1 said handle is provided on its inner surface with a longitudinal groove 26 in which a projection 21 on the inner end of the holder is slidably engaged, said projection 21 abutting the end of said slot in the manner as shown in Fig. 2, when the holder 8 is extended from the handle 1.

When the holder 8 is pocketed in the handle 1 it is extended therefrom by the user grasping and pulling on the thumb and finger engaging part 2d and after the holder has been fully extended, right hand turning effort is given to the part 24 thereby turning the comb actuating member I3 and causing the pintle I1 to push against the bearings I6 of the comb 9, to project the teeth 22 thereof through the aligned apertures 23 formed in a longitudinal row in the wall of the holder 8.

The comb afterwithdrawal from holder 8 is then ready for use for combing the hair of the person user and for curling the hair strands. The comb teeth 22 when engaged in the hair strands are rotated for forming the curl after which the teeth 22 of the comb are withdrawn from the curl by turning the member I3 in the left hand or in counterclockwise direction. By turning said comb they are withdrawn into the holder 8 so that the holder can be slid from the formed hair curl without in any way affecting or disturbing the formed curl.

When the comb teeth are withdrawn into the holder S the holder can be readily slid into the handle 1 for its deposit in a handbag or other carrying device.

From the afore description of this invention.

.opposed 'longitudinal slots formed it is apparent that an improved, elcient and inexpensive curl forming comb is provided.

What I claim is:

1. A telescoping hair dressing comb comprising, a tubular handle, a tubular comb holder slidably mounted in said handle, and actuating means in said holder for extending the teeth of the comb from the wall of the holder, said actuating means comprising a longitudinally extending member having end .bearings between ,which the comb is mounted, said comb having an intermediately disposed elongated transverse bearing extending laterally of the plane of the teeth, and a pintle of the approximate length .of csaid ,actuating means slidably engaged in said bearing atits ends in respective end bearings.

2. A hair dressing comb compnising :artubnlar handle, a recessed tubular comb holder longitudinally slidable in said handle, a comb in said holder having bearings extending substantially -perpendicular to vthe plane jof 'the Lteeth of said comb and actuating means iin said holder having openings therein, and a -pintle lengaged -in the 'bearings in the ,comb and in theopenings in said actuating means Vfor eccentrically projecting the comb teeth from -said .recessed lholder when the actuating meansis rotated.

3. A -telescopic hair Ydressing comb Acomprising a tubular handle having a pair of .diametrically interiorly fthereof, a tubular holder slidable in and out of the `handle having a plurality of outwardly extending guiding ribs slidable in fthe slots of said handle, :an actuating member mounted 1in the tubular holder having end bearings Jthereon to permit -rotation relative of said holder and a comb 'supported in said actuating member having va .plurality of spaced, longitudinally aligned,

elongated bearings, and means extending through said aligned, elongated bearings extending laterally of the plane of the teeth interconnecting said comb to said actuating member, said comb being adapted when said actuating member is operated in a rotary manner to be projected teeth rst from the holder thereof.

4. A telescopic hair dressing comb comprising a tubular handle, a holder .axially slidable in and out of said tubular handle, van actuating member'rotatably mounted in said holder, a comb pivotally mounted in said actuating member, said actuating member having a plurality of end bearings mounted in the holder to permit rotation thereofrelative .of the tubular handle, said comb 'on itsupper end having a plurality of longitudinally aligned elongated bearings extending laterally of the plane of the teeth, and a longitudinal pintle 4extending through said elongated bearings disposed eccentric thereto to permit upon -iaotuationof the .turnable member relative dropping Aand lifting of said comb member.

ESTHER E. MORRIS 'ZURNDORFER REFERENCE S CITED The following references are -of record in the -le of this patent:

UNITED STATES 'EATENTS Number Name vDate 1,302,247 Troy Apr. 29, 1919 2,357,539 Palat "Sept 5 '1944 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date l214,289 Switzerland '.July 1, 1941 605,341 vFrance May 25, 1926 

